LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An American Fortress Aeroplane (4)
DECEMBER 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An American Fortress aeroplane had been abandoned by her crew but they came down on the land. The aeroplane flew on until shot down into the sea by a Spitfire aeroplane. - Rewards,...
None (106)
DECEMBER 5TH. - TENBY. PEMBROKESHIRE.
The constant flashing of the SOSsignal was seen, probably from a boat which had been attacked but nothing could be found. At daybreak a large convoy was seen in. the distance and it may...
An Aeroplane (122)
AUGUST 19TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, AND HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea in the estuary of the River Dee, but nothing was found. - Rewards : New Brighton, £9 5s.; Hoylake, £17 10s..
An Aeroplane (164)
OCTOBER 28TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A British aeroplane had been reported down off the Lincolnshire coast, but neither the lifeboat nor aeroplanes could find anything. - Permanent paid crew. Rewards, 4s. 6d..
Campbeltown
CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE On the 16th March, 1946, the Campbeltown life-boat rescued fifty-four persons from the American steamer Byron Darnton.
COXSWAIN DUNCAN NEWLANDS was awarded a clasp to his bronze medal..
Category: Medals
An Aeroplane (8)
SEPTEMBER 27TH - 28TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. Mr. Geoffrey de Havilland was testing a new type of aeroplane, before attempting to break the world’s high speed record. It crashed in the sea. The life-boat made two searches, but failed...
Open House
The RNLI Headquarters site, which includes the Lifeboat College, opens its doors to the public on 9–10 July.
Join us in Poole, Dorset, for exciting displays, demonstrations and lots of activities for children!
Category: Articles
Their Busiest Day.
The busiest day for the life-boats since war began was a day in December, 1940. On that day there were nineteen launches. Seventy-one lives were rescued. Nine medals were won for gallantry, and the Institution made rewards amounting to £...
Category: Articles
Gifts from Six Continents
The Institution has had in recent months gifts from Switzerland, Bengal, Syria, Abyssinia, the Gold Coast, Northern Rhodesia, Texas, Peru, New South Wales, New Zealand and Ascension Island. That is, from all six continents, and the South...
Category: Articles
Roman Empress
On the 9th Feb- ruary, the brig Human Empress was driven ashore near Redcar, in a very heavy gale and high surf. The Redcar life-boat was launched and proceeded to her aid, taking off her crew of 10 persons, and landing them in...